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BREAKING: Falana Reacts To Court Of Appeal’s Contradictory Judgement In Kano
BREAKING: Falana Reacts To Court Of Appeal’s Contradictory Judgement In Kano
Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, asserted that the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment of the Appeal Court contradicts the pronouncement of the judges and upholds the victory of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf.
Falana pointed out the “scandalous” contradictions during an interview on Arise TV, emphasizing the need for clarity in legal judgments.
The CTC revealed discrepancies, including the award of N1,000,000 cost in favor of the NNPP and against the APC, contrary to the initial Friday pronouncement.
In one instance, the appellate court declared “I will conclude by stating that the live issues in this appeal are hereby resolved in favour of the 1st respondent (APC) and against the appellant (Governor Abba Yusuf)”, but went further to contradict itself in another sentence.
The court said: “In the circumstances, I resolve all the issues in favour of the appellant (NNPP) and against the 1st respondent (APC).”
The court further shot itself on the foot, declaring, “Therefore, I find no merit in this appeal, which is liable to be and is hereby dismissed.”
But in the final line of the judgement, the court set aside the judgement of the tribunal, which sacked the governor.
“The judgement of the tribunal In Petition No.: EPT/KN/GOV/01/2023 between: ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC) v. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION & 2 ORS. delivered on the 20th day of September, 2023 is hereby set aside,” the CTC of the judgement read.
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In response to the confusion, Mr. Falana characterized the situation as scandalous and raised concerns about its impact on the judiciary’s integrity.
He criticized the court’s decision to penalize millions of voters for mistakes made by INEC officials.
“You will be surprised if I show you the judgement of Kano. That one was almost scandalous. To my utter dismay, the majority judgement upheld the appeal, set aside the judgement of the lower court, and awarded cost in favour of the governor that was removed by the lower tribunal, contrary to the impression that was given out there.
“The main judgement of the Court of Appeal has confirmed that the judgement of the lower court is wrong and has set it aside in writing and granted all the relief sought by Governor Abba.
“So many contradictions that the court can no longer explain”, Mr Falana added.
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